The Knight of Pentacles, my chosen card, has elements of both Swords and Pentacles in the image. Corresponding to Swords, The Knight is quiet and thoughtful, musing on the message he must deliver with the large coin, or thinking through his next step.

Ultimately, however, I agree that he most clearly fits Pentacles. He is very secure in his current place and his mission, confident that he has the skills to deliver his message or take the next step effectively. And he is patient, waiting without anxiety for the time to be right to take that next step.

6.2
The keywords I selected for the four modes are:
** Court cards - Who?, attitude, aspect of role or job
** Number cards - What?, the situation, terrestrial phenomena
**Major Arcana - Why?, the cause, lesson to be learned
** Aces - Where?, realm of greatest potential, new opportunities

The Knight of Pentacles is a court card. The image features a person (Who?) in a definite attitude (patience, waiting, thinking). It seems to clearly fit the template of the courts.

6.1.2. The suit/element key words that best describe my card, which is a Major Arcana card, are: understanding, synthesis, and integration (all from the element of air).

6.2.1. Key words related to mode, that to me in a reading:
COURT CARDS: aspect of personality, role, attitude, and the elemental combination of suit and rank.
MINOR ARCANA: situation, events, what is going on.
MAJOR ARCANA: archtypal energies or influences on the situation, lessons.
ACES: beginnings, raw energy of the element.

6.2.2. My card comes from the Major Arcana mode. That suggests to that it refers to a lesson I need to learn and how to learn it. Based on the influence of the element of air on The Star, I will learn through synthesis, integration, and understanding of true self. Once I process and accept that it will be time to move on to another lesson, and perhaps another card.

Mode of Temperance
Temperance is a major card. The major cards seem to be the umbrella cards that have something to say about everything. Not only do they have their own interpretation but they also are an interpretor. If Tarot is like a conversation with the cards the majors are who you are talking "to" while everything else is what you are talking "about" so you have two way communication with the major card. Temperance is definately the gentle teacher/friend but also non-judgmental either you listen to her or you don't and if you don't want to listen she will understand, because life will force you to listen to her eventually, though she would rather you not endure suffering.

6.1.2 My card, the Moon is from the major arcana and is the element water. Keywords best describing this card are feelings, imagination and dreams.

6.2

Court cards: A person, an aspect of personality, style of attitude
Number cards: Situation, actions, what is going on
Major arcana cards: The cause, lesson to be learned
Aces: The element, new opportunities, energy

6.2.2 The Moon card comes from the major arcana which asks "why?". This is very important in a reading because all aspects of a situation must be known before deciding on steps to take to learn from a situation and move on.

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